Table of Contents: Enlarging the world's eighth wonder; The legacy of hope; Study in gentle persuasion; Rolling with the earthquake's punch; Mobile homes: where are they headed; Growing demand for linen supply; The electronic chimney sweep; What's...

Text from back of image: "Photo #2 - desolate snow and ice waste - fur traders and their dog team headed for Moose Factory, from which point the rescued balloonists started back to Cochrane and civilization after facing death four days in the...

Text from back of image: 'A committee headed by Mayor George L. Baker of Portland, Ore. presented the round the world pilots with a gift of beautiful Portland roses just before they left the aviation field at Vancouver, Wash. (Photo shows Mayor...

The development of nylon came through the combined efforts of a team of scientists headed by the late Dr. Wallace Hume Carothers. Seven members of the original group associated with this development attended the dedication of The Carothers Research...

Text from back of image: "Photo shows - Capt. Hawthorne C. Gray, Army aeronaut, at Scot Field, Ill., who yesterday broke the world's record for altitude in a free balloon when ascended 41,000 feet, which is a distance of nearly eight miles. The...

Text from back of image: 'Somewhere in the cold of Alaska, the round-the-world flyers are battling their way through bad weather conditions in their attempt to encircle the globe. After several hard-luck experiences at Seattle, the army airmen...

Lammot DuPont, chairman of the board of E.I DuPont Nemours & Company, greets Jane Carothers, nine year old daughter of the late Dr. Wallace Hume Carothers, at the dedication of The Carothers Research Laboratory, Wilmington, Delaware on September...

Text from back of image: "Lieut. John Leland McAlister, U.S. Army pilot who was unable to gain altitude while flying over the mountainous region near Altoona, PA. The ship wsa headed for a crash, and when two hundred feet from the ground Lieut....

Text from back of image: "Photo shows the British round-the-world expedition, headed by Maj. Stuart MacLaren, as it wound its way in the Whangpoo River, at Shanghai, China. The entire crew of four arrived in China on the giant Vickers Vulture...

Text on back of photo: 'Army officers gave all practical planes for the proposed round the world flight a careful study before picking one for the project. Photo shows from left to right, Captain Street, who headed the American fliers on their...

Water tight cans of explosives being pushed into the cage at the collar of a 570 foot vertical mine shaft on Maud Island, about 120 miles northwest of Vancouver, British Columbia. The explosive was used to blow the top off Ripple Rock, a two headed...